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You make a good point in suggesting it is possible to use products with similar characteristics on surfaces for which it was not intended, however, you must remember there is a lot of research that goes into making products such as these. There is far more happening with respect to chemical...

To hopefully alleviate some of your guys' questions, you can read a more in-depth review/use of the Black Label Diamond Coating found here: Black Label Diamond Coating Application Guide I'll just use one particular snippet to answer some of the questions regarding which prep-polish to use for...

Dave, I would just like to bounce something off you regarding your statement about removing paint with each failed attempt. Say you are polishing your hood which has moderate swirls but no deep scratches. You are compounding with 105 but can't seem to get a test spot to finish out nice due to...

I definitely agree with you on the overhanging part of the pad not doing much if any work, might be good to pick up a 5" pad if I pick up a smaller backing plate. However, that is my dilemma, is it worth the extra money and loss of much use for the nine 6" inch pads I currently own to purchase a...

With some of the recent sales that have been going on I was thinking of maybe purchasing a 5 inch backing plate and 5.5 inch pads. I was wondering what most people would recommend? I own a GG6. I've read through a couple dozen threads and it seems to be narrowed down to MF pads for cutting...

No worries, I've only done my own car (2013 Subaru) so not much in the realm of having some experience under my belt but I do a lot of reading on here and related detailing sites. I think I researched for a solid 6 months prior to making my first GG6 DA purchase and deciding what I wanted to...

Thanks Dave, primedetailing, and Jeremy, I truly do appreciate the responses. I guess there is somewhat of a disconnect in my mind as to the level of perfection I seek when detailing my own personal vehicle vs. what a customer would expect. Detailing my own car I easily could spend 15-20 hours...

Did your final polish with 205 remove the remaining defects (30-40% that was left) after your initial pass with perfect finish/105, or were there some defects that remained in the paint? Also, just curious as to what the reason was for washing between your polishing steps. Did the car get too...

Hey folks, I'd just like to get some perspective from other weekend/amateur/pro detailers. When doing 1 step (polish) or even 2 step (compound/polish) corrections, what are your time spent/required? I've browsed multiple detailers' service packages just to gauge if my weekend warrior...

I'm not sure if you mean MF cutting pad, but I didn't use a MF pad, only a MF towel to wipe off the DP prep polish. I cut with WG Uber Compound on an orange flat pad, and finished with WG Finishing Glaze on a white flat pad. Sorry if I misled you or confused you! :p

Well it's kind of weird actually, Finishing Glaze on a white pad finishes down perfect, no micro-marring, no DA haze, nothing. The second I go to use the DP prep polish on a black pad, I saw micro-marring (I never tested this on my own car, the marring was see when this combination was used on...

When I applied it with my GG on speed 3 with a brand new black pad, it was causing micro-marring/DA haze to the paint I just corrected, I did it by hand to avoid this.

Hmm, I'm not big on the bubblegum smell, not a fan of bubblegum to begin with. I prefer a cleaner/fresher smell, maybe even a more "cologne" type smell sort of what the air freshener tree's Black Ice reminds me of. Don't know how I'd feel driving around with my car smelling like a stick of Juicy...

I only used about a quarter sized squirt per 2' x 2' section, the product wouldn't usually spread with much ease outside of that and would start drying/hazing by that point.

What would you characterize the squash smell like?

Which is why I opted for the DP prep polish in the first place to stay within the same line and use what's proven to work together. It just seemed for me to require an excessive amount of buffing to remove "left overs" from the DP prep polish which is supposed to be removing the "left overs"...

Rinseless washes aren't paint-specific, they won't work any differently on your Honda paint or my Subaru paint, they're just rinseless washes. That being said the only one I've used is ONR, which worked well for me. The only thing I'll mention, and I don't know if this is how all rinsless...

I'll have to order up some eraser then, it just seems like the prep polish required far too much "harder" buffing to remove, which could potentially re-instill the swirls I just worked hard to remove.

I hope this isn't hijacking your thread but along the lines of scents, has anyone had any experience with long lasting scents? I typically will put a new "black ice" tree air freshener when I detail my interior. This however, doesn't last much more than a week, is there any good smelling, longer...

So I had some time on my hands tonight and decided to try some DP Paint Coating on the hood of my car. Car had previous been waxed/sealed with Duragloss 105 about 2 months ago. Applied some DP Prep Polish to a green MF hand applicator pad and cleaned the hood. Then I did a section pass (in...